Real Madrid claim tenth title

Real Madrid claim tenth title

Real Madrid claimed "La Decima"their tenth Uefa Champions League title. Madrid ended their twelve year drought for the European Cup.

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Real had to wait for a late winner to claim an emphatic win over city rivals Atletico Madrid in the final in Portugal.

The final score in Lisbon was 4-1 in favour of Galacticos.

Atletico opened the scoring first in the first half after an Iker Casillas mistake gave Atletico the early advantage.

The Whites then toiled for the rest of the match searching for the equalizer, it was only until stoppage time when Sergio Ramos's headed put Los Blancos on even terms.

The match had to be decided on extra-time and it would be the last time Atletico had  a sniff of victory.

Carlo Ancelotti's side scored three goals in thirty minutes added, Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo found the back of the net.

Ronaldo finished with 17 goals, the new record for the most goals in a single single campaign, Madrid finished with 41 goals in the competition.

(File photo:Gallo Images)

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